Error Starting OPMN main: NLS initialization failed!!

(Doc ID 1299369.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 05, 2016

Applies to:

Oracle Fusion Middleware - Version: 11.1.1.2.0 to 11.1.1.4.0
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

The Oracle Process Management and Notification service (OPMN) fails to start due to the following error message:

main: NLS initialization failed!!

The message is seen in the standard output of the shell session where opmnctl start or startall are executed. The message is also seen in the file:

%INSTANCE_HOME%\diagnostics\logs\OPMN\opmn\service.log (on Windows)

Cause

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